Getting accurate with the Mido Multifort Chronometer

Over the past few years, we’ve brought you word on a variety of Mido watches, and have reviewed some as well (you can see all of our Mido articles here). In fact, we’ve got another Mido review in the works right now. While the Multifort watches often focus on the dials (rightly so), this time around, it’s actually the movement that is the focus of the Mido Multifort Chronometer.

Really, it’s sort of a poetic approach to the watch, if you think about it. While the dials on the Mido Multifort watches get attention because of the Geneva stripe finishing – that we more commonly see on movements – on the Mido Multifort Chronometer, it’s really the movement that is the focus. As you can guess from the name of the watch, the movement here is chronometer (aka COSC) grade.

This is the first Multifort to be fitted with the Caliber 80 Si movement, which is something that the brand would more commonly put into a higher-end watch. In this way, I think what Mido has done here, really, is create a new entry-level Swiss luxury watch. Which prices starting at $1,250 and topping out at $1,440, this is really something that is, frankly, more affordable than other Swiss watches with COSC-grade movements that feature silicon balance springs. Tuck in an 80-hour power reserve, and you really have a watch that is sort of a sleeper, in the car sense of the term. There’s just a lot hiding behind that lovely dial.

Will the Mido Multifort Chronometer be the watch for everyone? No, probably not. While I am certainly a fan of the dial treatment, I’ve a feeling that it can be pretty polarizing for folks. If you’re a fan of the dial, though, and you’re on the hunt for a luxury watch that looks to be quite a deal for the price tag, you’ve found your latest candidate. mido.com

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